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zoo

zoo [ zoo ] (plural zoos)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. park displaying live animals in enclosures: a park where live wild animals from different parts of the world are kept in cages or enclosures for people to come and see, and where they are bred and studied by scientists

2. chaotic place: a place characterized as being full of noisy obstreperous people creating confusion and disorder ( informal )

[Mid-19th century. Shortening of zoological garden]
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